Graphics Comparison: God of War Collection Vs. Originals

Written by Aaron Thomas

On November 17, Sony will release God of War and God of War 2 as a compilation for the PlayStation 3. The most notable aspect of this $39.99 package is that the graphics have been re-mastered with anti-aliasing effects -- and now run at 720p at 60 frames-per-second.

That sounds great, but is the difference worth the money if you already own both games? Judge for yourself with these comparison shots between the original and re-mastered versions of the God of War Collection.

Click here to view the comparison screens for God of War.

Click here to view the comparison screens for God of War 2.

Comments (14)

I'd say it's definitely worth it, especially if you have an HDTV, looking at the larger screens. Plus the trophies and all that. Last time I checked both games were retailing for about 20 each at gamestop, too.

Michael Pangelina , November 06, 2009

Thanks Aaron! I usually go searching for graphical comparisons elsewhere. I appreciate you taking the time to post this here.

Jay Henningsen , November 06, 2009

The smoothness is certainly nice, and it does generally look better, but did they really need to massacre the contrast so much for anti-aliasing? I'm assuming these shots are from the same source so there's no reason the blacks are so much grayer (if that's not the case, never mind). But 720p at 60 fps would still make this the version to play.

Oldtaku , November 06, 2009

I think the re-release is more about getting players new to the series caught up rather than wow current fans with the upgrade. Of course, I probably think that as I'll be taking this opportunity myself to see what's up prior to GoW3 coming out.

Travis McReynolds , November 07, 2009

Dear Sony: Please do this for Shadow of the Colossus. Please please. I'll kill someone for you if you'd like.

Dan Hsu , November 07, 2009

@Dan I think they need to do the Shadow Hearts Series first

Toby Davis , November 07, 2009

@Dan- Second. We should start an internet petition. Those usually work, right?

Travis McReynolds , November 07, 2009

@Dan Lets not forget about ICO too! but I guess beggars can't be choosers.

Andrew Reda , November 07, 2009

Dear Sony: Please do this for Shadow of the Colossus. Please please. Just don't count on me killing anybody for it.

Jess Regalado , November 07, 2009

Dear Sony. I'll even kill Jess Regalado to make it happen!

Just kidding Jess.

Dan Hsu , November 07, 2009

Wow, The visuals in this game still hold up in HD. I really need to pick up a PS3 now.

Raymond Fenandes , November 08, 2009

Dear Dan: I really hope you are kidding.

Anyways, I really think Sony will definetely do the same for Ico and Shadow of the Colossus right before the release of The Last Guardian. It would be the right thing to do for the fans and for those that missed on these great titles the first time.

Jess Regalado , November 08, 2009

I've never played the GOW series (I'm a gamer fresh out of retirement so I missed out on the whole PS2 thing). But judging from the screen-shots, the gameplay doesn look a great deal sharper. If I had enough time (and cash) to play both 360 and PS3 the same, I'd totally pick up a PS3 Slim and a copy of this collection.

Roberto Flores , November 09, 2009